Weekend

I long for ways of thinking and writing and cooking that admit in the most serious and simple way, food is love

It’s important to talk about your grief even if you can sometimes struggle to articulate how you actually feel - and there is also a time for silence

Disposables are hardly without their ick factor, and the cost savings and environmental benefits of reusables are compelling

We should acknowledge and celebrate Ireland’s surprising, but genuine, links to the lore and language of the Indian subcontinent

Dr Brian Pennie is a neuroscientist, author, resilience specialist and former heroin addict

Crack cocaine is the new heroin, say addicts and frontline support workers, its use and widespread availability an epidemic that is getting worse

The Co Roscommon town has been in the headlines due to tensions rooted in rising crime, residents say

In the end, the financial markets, now celebrating his victory, will push Trumpism towards bankruptcy

Traveller activist and storyteller Chrissy Donoghue Ward speaks about the importance of how her community is represented publicly

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a garden thief, the darter dragonfly, and – cough, cough – rook pellets

The confirmation revives the question of whether nightjars could have a more hopeful future in Ireland than previously believed

I’m making friends who are much younger and much older than me, because many women of my age are still ferociously juggling work and childcare and not free for coffee or a film

With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect

Irish Cancer Society head on having 10 siblings from three different families, rebelling against her parents and loving a good debate

At 85, the long-time social campaigner says there’s no such thing as a typical homeless person: ‘every one of them is different, all have their own story, their own background’

A primary school in Co Mayo is testing a scheme for tackling air pollution while helping parents get their kids to school without driving all the way

Poetry cannot change the world, Seamus Heaney once said. But he also went on to clarify that what poetry could do is to allow the world to be viewed afresh

Today’s Democrats are in the pockets of big business as much as Republicans are

US presidential election has seen the most poisonous campaign in living memory. As election day looms, the national mood is anxious

Say Nothing covers a broad sweep of Troubles history, from civil rights marches in 1969 to the arrest of Gerry Adams for questioning about the murder of Jean McConville. It’s a story about the costs of violence ‘and the way they echo down the years’

Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles

Eanna Ní Lamhna addresses your notes and queries, and explains how badgers could help save potatoes

Consecutive Irish governments have sanctioned the plundering of salmon stocks

Gardaí investigating the disappearance and assumed killing of the schoolboy have no remains, no crime scene and no co-operative witnesses

Binary categories hurt everyone, especially those whose natures or physiques are non-compliant

Former Methodist Church president Harold Good, whose house played a prominent role in in ending The Troubles, opens up about the challenges of peacemakers

By waiting until the right time to use energy-intensive appliances, we can relieve pressure on the national grid and reduce emissions

Also much-maligned is the honeysuckle, one of the first woodland plants to come into leaf in spring

A Trump victory in the US presidential election would constitute a seismic shift in our overall international strategy

People’s Inquiry on Big Tech Harms event in Dublin hears of mental health effects of social media

So we know we’re going to the polls this year, possibly on a Friday. The big question is, will the election clash with the Late Late Toy Show?

Cosgrave, who is largely upbeat and spirited in person, regards his online persona as a different entity. That does not negate the hurt people have felt at the hands of either character

With senior figures jailed and Dubai’s status as a safe haven for Irish criminals ‘in tatters’, is the net closing on the cartel?

Car dominance and out-of-town investment have driven people out of centres, and a loss of ‘eyes on the street’ has made urban spaces feel less safe. Can the ‘compact city’ return a lost sense of place?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the limitations of Google, the kestrel’s talent for spotting mouse pee, and a very large caterpillar

This is a winding, lyrical text that juggles biography and theory

The former professional football and manager on his friendship with Vinny Jones, his love for Achill Island, and what happens when you die

The Killarney Coffee Cup Project has so far prevented more than one million single-use coffee cups from reaching landfill or littering the town

The National Gallery offers a safe space for survivors of domestic violence to observe and create art as a way to deal with their trauma

The pilgrim walk is famous and cargoed with expectation. Ultimately it might help us find meaning within ourselves